The Winners at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival
May 27, 2019
For 12 days, the 72nd edition of the Festival de Cannes has celebrated artists and films from different perspectives, making cinema a celebration of discovery and reunions shared all around the world. Tonight, on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière, Édouard Baer, the Master of Ceremonies, welcomed the Feature Films Jury headed by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu to announce the 2019 Awards.
Read on to find out all the award winners…
Feature Films
Palme D’Or (awarded by Catherine Deneuve): Parasite directed by BONG Joon-Ho
Grand Prix (awarded by Sylvester Stallone): Atlantics directed by Mati DIOP
Best Director (awarded by Viggo Mortensen): Jean-Pierre & Luc DARDENNE – Young Ahmed
Jury Prize (awarded by Michael Moore): TIED – Les Miserables directed by Ladj LY and Bacurau directed by Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO & Juliano DORNELLES
Best Performance by an Actor (awarded by Zhang Ziyi): Antonio BANDERAS – Dolor Y Gloria
Best Performance by an Actress (awarded by Reda Kateb): Emily BEECHAM – Little Joe
Best Screenplay (awarded by Gael García Bernal): Céline SCIAMMA – Portrait of Lady On Fire
Special Mention (awarded by Chiara Mastroianni): Elia SULEIMAN – It Must Be Heaven
Other
Short Films Palme D’Or: Vasilis KEKATOS – The Distance Between Us And The Sky
Short Films Special Distinction by the Jury: Agustina SAN MARTÍN – Monstruo Dios
Camera d’Or: César DÍAZ – Our Mothers
Golden Eye Documentary Prize: TBA
Ecumenical Jury Prize: Nadine Labaki – Capernaum
Ecumenical Jury Special Mention: Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
Queer Palm: Lukas Dhont – Girl
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard Award: Karim AÏNOUZ – The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao
Jury Prize: Oliver LAXE – Fire Will Come
Best Performance: Chiara MASTROIANNI – On a Magical Night
Best Director: Kantemir BALAGOV – Beanpole
Special Jury Prize: Albert SERRA – Liberte
Jury’s Coup de Cœur: Monia CHOKRI – A Brother’s Love & Michael Angelo COVINO – The Climb
Jury Special Mention: Bruno DUMONT – Joan Of Arc
Cinefondation
First Prize: Louise COURVOISIER – Mano A Mano
Second Prize — Richard VAN – Hieu
Third Prize: Wisam AL JAFARI – Ambience & Barbara RUPIK – The Little Soul
Comment / Amelia Price, chair, sustainability committee, PGGB